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1. Also from SCMP: Hydrogen-powered transport: Hong Kong lags in adoption but can still lead
Sat Jun 24, 2023, 07:48 PM
Jun 2023


Hydrogen-powered transport: Hong Kong lags in adoption but can still lead in innovation, says refuelling-station investor.

Company is bankrolling the city’s first hydrogen-refuelling station, slated for completion around September as Citybus readies for bus trials

SCMP | 20 Jun, 2023

“Hong Kong has the potential to be a leader in hydrogen utilisation, as we can afford to adopt the best in the world,” said David An, chairman of Hans Energy, noting that the city has some of the world’s most stringent quality requirements for buses. “[Mainland] China has many hydrogen buses, but they are completely different from ours, which are built to European Union standards.”

Hydrogen fuel enjoys strong policy support in Hong Kong, where transport accounts for a fifth of carbon emissions. The government’s 2023-24 budget provides HK$200 million (US$25.6 million) for trials of double-decker buses and heavy vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells, which generate zero roadside emissions. And Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said last October that the government will formulate long-term strategies for the application of hydrogen energy in road transport by 2025...more
https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3224553/hydrogen-powered-transport-hong-kong-lags-adoption-can-still-lead-innovation-says-refuelling-station

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